British Technology Awards: iPhone named 2008 Gadget of the Year

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The British Technology Awards showcases new technology products in Great Britain. The British public voted for their favorite gadgets in a number of categories and the results made Apple’s iPhone a big winner.

The iPhone was chosen as the “Gadget of the Year” and also won in the following categories: Best Mobile Technology, Most Stylish Technology and Technological Innovation of the Year. Apple’s iTunes also won the “Best Music Technology” award.

Other winners of the British Technology Awards 2008 include:

Best Gaming Technology: Nintendo Wii

Best Home Entertainment Technology: BBC iPlayer

Best Kids Technology: Nintendo DS

Best Online Technology: BBC iPlayer

Business Technology of the Year: Asus Eee PC

Greenest Technology: Toyota Prius

Most Indispensable Technology: Google Maps

Retailer of the Year: Amazon

Even without these announcements, iPhone has become hugely popular and they have exceeded 10 million phones in total sales this year. Despite the good news, Apple’s stock took a beating is currently selling for under $100, whereas few months ago they were selling for more than $200 a share.